Glass doors look great in your fireplace. They are stylish accessories that update the look of your hearth and the home ultimately and allow you to watch the mesmerizing fire flames as the fire burns.
A blackened clear glass door is an indication that there is an excess soot buildup on your glass door and that it is time to clean up your glass door and furnace altogether. Soot buildup could be as a result of multiple reasons.
The buildup of soot in a natural gas fireplace points to the fact that there could be an obstruction in the primary air shutter or the flue of the furnace. It could also be that the tank regulator is causing a malfunction in the furnace. The ceramic logs could be obstructing the fuel nozzles, which could negatively affect the air-to-fuel ratio. Obstruction of any kind would result in excess soot.
In a wood-burning furnace, excess soot buildup could be as a result of using wet wood to make fires or that there is an irregular airflow. This could be caused by the damper not being in the best condition, blockage in the flue, or excess creosote buildup.
Why Black Glass On Wood Stove Or Fireplace Door? A great way to deal with blackened glass doors on your wood stove or furnace door is to install black glass as your fireplace glass door. Black glass offers numerous benefits, and which are included following these
Reduced Fire Intensity
Some people enjoy looking at the burning fire and flames when making use of the furnace. This is a relaxing activity but becomes difficult to do when the intensity of the blazing fire is high.
Installing black glass doors on your fireplace will help you relax. It allows you to watch the burning fire closely and more conveniently without worrying about the glare that may result from the burning flame. The black color of the glass reduces the intensity of the burning flame and makes it cool for the eyes.
Easy cleaning
Installing glass doors on your furnace helps to contain wood chips, cinders, ash, and other debris that may buildup in the fireplace. This reduces the need to clean up the furnace continually.
Besides the above, a black glass door makes cleaning easy as the debris in the furnace is contained in the furnace, and black glass doors do not buildup with excess soot. This is because the glass is black in color, and regular cleaning activities will keep it looking anew.
Accents and synchronizes with your interior décor
Glass is a versatile material that blends into any existing décor theme that is present in the home. Black glass doors, on the other hand, will blend into existing home décor. However, they will also accent your interior décor style and color.
Black is also a universal color that works with all colors. Installing a black glass door will synchronize your furnace with the rest of the home’s interior pieces, color, and theme. This blends the fireplace into the décor style without making it look like an odd interior accessory.
Maintain a clean look
It is normal to have wood logs in the fireplace, which may remain after heating the home with the fireplace. Apart from the wood logs, there may be ash left behind from burning, wood chips, and other debris in the furnace.
Clear glass will make all these visible and create the impression of an untidy and unclean home. A black glass door will conveniently keep these out of prying eyes by concealing them in the fireplace thanks to the black color.
This ensures the home’s ambiance maintains a clean and tidy look at all times without interference from what is visible in the fireplace.
Increased heating efficiency
It is a known fact that installing glass doors on your fireplace improves your furnace efficiency. This means your furnace converts the energy from the burning logs into heat energy that will be useful for heating the home.
Black glass doors further improve the heating efficiency of your furnace because black color is an excellent heat conductor. This means the heat generated in your furnace will be radiated by the glass door evenly throughout the home.
More savings on utility costs
Improved heating efficiency offered by black glass doors means more savings on your utility costs for you.
Improved heating efficiency provides your home with warmth for more extended periods, which reduces the need to make use of the central heating system in the house. This ultimately means the amount of time you use the central heating systems in heating the home is reduced. As a result, this gives you lower utility bills.
Keeps your kids and pets out of the fireplace
One of the reasons for installing glass doors on the fireplace is as a safety measure for keeping children out of the fire, especially in homes with kids and pets as well.
A clear glass door can prick the curiosity of a young child to want to embark on an unsupervised adventure into the fireplace. Black glass doors significantly reduce the possibilities of such happenings.
Black glass doors conceal what is in the fireplace. As a result, young children cannot see what is in the fireplace, which would make them disinterested in making unplanned adventures.
IS A BLACK GLASS DOOR MOST SUITABLE FOR WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE OR NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE?
Black glass doors are suitable not only for wood-burning fireplaces but also for gas-burning fireplaces as well.
Both furnace type has the problem of experiencing soot buildup. Installing a black glass door would be an excellent way to conceal soot and other debris in the furnace.
Also, wood-burning and gas-burning both produce intense flames when in use. The fire may be too harsh for the eyes. Installing a black glass door on the furnace, whether gas or wood, ensures that the fire intensity and glare are reduced and cool to be viewed by people in the home.
Besides the above, safety measure is essential irrespective of the fireplace type. Black glass doors will make young children in the home uninterested in trying to get into the fireplace.
All the points mentioned above align with the fact that installing a black glass door is not limited to wood-burning furnaces. However, they are also great options for the gas-burning furnace as well.
How To Keep Fireplace Glass Clean?
There is no foolproof way to keep the glass door clean, but there are cleaning tips that will help you keep your glass doors in the best conditions. Some of these are,
- Buy a commercial glass cleaner or one made to clean soot specifically off glass doors.
- Preferably purchase furnace door cleaners made in paste form.
- You can also get rid of soot from the glass doors by using mist newspaper and wood ashes.
- When cleaning, use small strokes in a circular motion to scrub the dirt off the glass.